If you are looking for a good phone from Apple, at a favorable price, with some little downgraded features, iPhone XR is the one. The compromises you will make by buying this model are small, you won’t even feel them. But our target today is the iPhone XR2 that will come with some upgrades and […]

If you are looking for a good phone from Apple, at a favorable price, with some little downgraded features, iPhone XR is the one. The compromises you will make by buying this model are small, you won’t even feel them. But our target today is the iPhone XR2 that will come with some upgrades and features.

From the Japanese source, Macotakara we know that the iPhone XR2 will have a dual rear camera and telephoto lens like the iPhone XS/XS Max. So, comparing this new XR 2 features with the premium iPhone 11, maybe the latter isn’t so attractive at all. If the specs aren’t so different and the prices are, this should be simple to decide. Until then we must see how much Apple’s will increase the flagship prices.

Moreover, the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max will have new triple cameras incorporated, and the price will be as expected. The sad part at this new iPhone 11 (if that will be the name) is the design part. The three cameras are incorporated in a large square camera hump. If we look at the iPhone XS, we will see two cameras that are beautifully integrated and with style.

Also, the same Japanese source says that the name of the iPhone XR2 is not confirmed yet, and the device will receive the same features as iPhone 11. These features are the same primary upgraded cameras, or the fast charging through a USB-C with 18-watt charger. Sadly, Apple changes its mind regarding the triple cameras for the iPhone XR 2, and the device wouldn’t receive them.

Finally, the iPhone XR2 will be for sure received with good feedback, because of the excellent price and the similar features with the iPhone 11. Also, the company will stick to its current iPhone screen sizes for the device launched this year. No words about the iPhone SE2 are mentioned in the leaks until now.

The camera is one of the most sought after features on any smartphone today, as they’re more sophisticated and offer better resolution and picture quality than original camera phones. Besides the default camera app on your iPhone or Android smartphone, there are plenty of alternative, third-party apps you can choose from to supercharge the quality […]

However, narrowing your search to find the best camera app for your personal use can be a daunting task.

We did the legwork and found the best camera apps you can use for your Android or iPhone device in 2019.

Best Camera Apps for Smartphones

Cymera

This camera app is for beginners or casual photographers who want to jazz up the quality of their photos.

It doesn’t bog you down with a boat-load of features, but has essentials like auto retouching tools, selfie filters, seven different lens options, and a variety of shooting modes.

Cymera has built-in sharing features so you can upload your photos quickly onto social media pages like Facebook or Instagram.

If you constantly edit your photos, the camera app gives you a variety of editing tools, plus collages, stickers, and skin correction tools. You can also edit photos from other apps like VSCO and Camera360.

If you want to share your photos, or tips and tricks, there’s a VSCO photo community where you can connect with other photography hobbyists, and participate in photo challenges.

You can download VSCO for free, but to get the full functionality of the app plus the creator’s community, you’d have to pay an annual $19.99 subscription. This also gives you access to every other tool in the app.

Camera+ 2

This is a relaunch and complete rewrite of the Camera+ app, and comes with too many features that give its users plenty to work with.

Among these are manual or automatic settings for focus and exposure, file saving formats (including RAW), basic editing tools like filters and cropping, and a Lightbox area to review photos. The latter syncs to iCloud storage for iPhone users.

This camera app for iOS, is a combo of simple and complex editing tools, giving each user, whether newbie or pro something to write home about.

While the full version of this app may be heavy for mobile devices, it can fit into and work on your smartphone. And even though it may take some time to learn how to use it, you’re assured of getting the best photo editing results.

You can upload photos either from your smartphone or the cloud, and use Photoshop Express features like pop color, collage, auto-fix for adjustments, or add watermarks, to your photos.

This free to download camera app is power-packed, and offers basic and advanced editing tools with functionality and speeds that are second to none.

Pro Camera is a great choice for photographers, with full manual controls giving you a feeling similar to that of shooting manually.

The app, which is free to download and try, features full manual controls like shutter speed, ISO, and white balance, so its like having a little DSLR in your pocket.

However, to unlock pro features like photo and video tools, you’d have to pay $3.99, which is little compared to what this camera app has to offer. This purchase gives you access to options like fully manual, RAW, or dual lens control shooting.

You can adjust background blur from the app’s Portrait mode with depth-control, and if you want to shoot in tricky lighting conditions, buy extra HDR and Low Light modes.

We’d love to hear about your best camera app. Which one do you use and what makes it great? Tell us in a comment below.

For a while now 2018 iPad Pro users believed that their devices can bend slightly. According to the owners, their tablets had slights bends out of the box, while others added that their device bent over time. This time Apple confirmed the information. The small curve developed despite the fact that people used their iPads […]

For a while now 2018 iPad Pro users believed that their devices can bend slightly. According to the owners, their tablets had slights bends out of the box, while others added that their device bent over time. This time Apple confirmed the information. The small curve developed despite the fact that people used their iPads in normal conditions.

This is something that becomes even more obvious on the LTE model, because of the plastic strip between the aluminium sides. However, Wi-Fi models seemed to display the perceived flaw as well. Finally, Apple offered a response.

Not a flaw

The company stated that the slight curve of the iPad Pro devices isn’t a flaw. It appears that this is, in fact, a side effect of the manufacturing process. Apple explained that the performance of the iPad Pro won’t be affected in any way by the slight bend, therefore it shouldn’t be considered a defect.

In fact, it is possible to get a slightly bent iPad Pro out of the box. If you are one of those persons and you aren’t content with your bent iPad, you can return it or change it at the Apple Store or other retailers. There is a 14-day return window. However, since bending isn’t considered a flaw you might not be able to use it as a reason to replace your iPad Pro after the return window is over.

It appears that this isn’t something that affected users, as Apple claims that the return rate for the 2018 iPad Pro hasn’t been higher than normal until now. Therefore, the slight curve of the iPad is not similar to the iPhone 6 Plus scandal from 2014, when iPhones could be bent, which soon led to unresponsive touchscreens.

Software engineer Robert Theaton analysed WhatsApp’s online status feature and he came to the conclusion that it represents a vulnerability that could be exploited in order to track the users’ activity. He detailed everything in a blog post and he explained how this feature can be used to monitor when a user is online. While […]

Software engineer Robert Theaton analysed WhatsApp’s online status feature and he came to the conclusion that it represents a vulnerability that could be exploited in order to track the users’ activity. He detailed everything in a blog post and he explained how this feature can be used to monitor when a user is online. While messages are encrypted and safe, it appears that the online status might be a weakness.

How does it work?

Theaton explained that he used four lines of Javascript code in order to begin tracking the last seen settings for a user. This way he was able to create a pattern. Anyone can track you if they have your mobile number saved and if you have connected that number to a WhatsApp account. It can be any stranger, since the online status appears to everyone, no matter if you have their number saved or not. Therefore, Theaton showed that you can be easily monitored if someone gets your phone number.

The blog post also shows that no one is able to protect himself from this because you cannot hide when you are online. You may switch your settings so that no one can see the last time you were seen, by limiting the privacy for “Last Seen”, but everyone will see when you are “online”.

Using this data someone can easily guess your entire program based on the hours when you are online. Theaton also showed us that it is also possible to track two users to see if they are online at the same time. This might require coding that is a bit more difficult, but it should not be a problem for anyone who knows the basics of coding. It appears that Facebook Messenger’s status has the same problem.

Ten years have passed since Apple has released its first iPhone device. Well, it seems that the company is now holding a special product reveal that will happen later today in Cupertino. During this event, a few new products will be unveiled, such as the iPhone X, a 4K-enabled Apple TV or the third-generation Watch. […]

Ten years have passed since Apple has released its first iPhone device. Well, it seems that the company is now holding a special product reveal that will happen later today in Cupertino.

During this event, a few new products will be unveiled, such as the iPhone X, a 4K-enabled Apple TV or the third-generation Watch. We have to mention that the event will be at the brand new Steve Jobs Theater, located on a hill, where you can have an awesome view of the “spaceship” campus. We remind you that before, Apple used to held events at its Infinite Look campus or San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium.

The “spaceship” campus, also known as Apple Park, is estimated to cost about $5 billion. Once this construction will be completed (sometime later this year), Apple is planning to move over 12,000 employees in it. The new campus is powered by 100% renewable energy and it includes a 17 megawatts of rooftop solar.

Secondary camera: 12MP that’s able to record 1080p@30fps and 720p@240fps;

Battery: non-removable (unknown mAh).

As you can see the upcoming iPhone X is expected to come with some impressive specifications. Hopefully, Apple will confirm these specifications today, along with all the options and features that the iPhone X comes with.

What are your thoughts about the iPhone X rumored specifications? Will you purchase the iPhone X once it will hit the stores?

As most of you already know, the iOS 11 BETA is already live and kicking for both developers and public. If you updated your handset to iOS 11 BETA and you want to go back to either iOS 10.3.2 or iOS 10.3.3, then you’ve come to the right place. First of all, you should know […]

As most of you already know, the iOS 11 BETA is already live and kicking for both developers and public. If you updated your handset to iOS 11 BETA and you want to go back to either iOS 10.3.2 or iOS 10.3.3, then you’ve come to the right place.

First of all, you should know that there are many users out there who have updated their devices to the iOS 11 BETA and then regretted it. Well, don’t worry, because today we will teach you how to downgrade back to a STABLE version of iOS 10. We have to mention that you can instantly downgrade to iOS 10.3.x via iTunes, but keep in mind that once you downgrade from iOS 11 BETA, you will NOT be able to restore any iCloud or iTunes backup that you’ve made while the device was running on iOS 11.

In other words, during the downgrade process, you will have the option to restore from the backup that you’ve made when the device was running on iOS 10.x or just set up the device as a “new” one. So, in case you have not made a backup of your device before upgrading to iOS 11 BETA, you’re out of luck and your data will be lost.

How To Downgrade from iOS 11 BETA To iOS 10.3.x

First of all, you will need to check and see if you are running the latest version iTunes application on your Windows or Mac PC. If you don’t have the latest iTunes version, we suggest you to download and install it before starting the downgrade process.

At the same time, you will need to download the IPSW file for the device that you own. In order to download the right iOS 10.3.2 IPSW file for your handset, head to the official Apple support website. Once the web page loads, just make sure to check your handset and the iOS version that you want to install on it.

After downloading the iOS 10.3.2 IPSW file to your computer, you will need to turn off the “Find My iPhone” feature on your device by heading to Settings->iCloud->Find My iPhone. You will just need to toggle the “Off” position and use your iCloud password when asked.

Now that you’ve turned off the “Find My iPhone” feature, you will have to connect the handset to your computer using an USB cable. Once you do that, the iTunes application will automatically launch. Now you will need to shutdown the iPhone handset by pressing and holding the “Power/lock” button until the slider to power off prompt appears.

Since the handset is now turned off, you will need to turn it on in DFU mode (DFU mode is a state that you can put your iPhone into where it can interface with iTunes but does not load the iPhone operating system or boot loader). This can be done by pressing and holding the “Power/lock” button for about 3 seconds and after that pressing and holding the “Volume Down” button while still pressing “Power/lock.” You will need to keep pressing the mentioned buttons for about 10 seconds and after that you will need to release the “Power/lock” button, but make sure that you keep pressing the “Volume Down” button for another 5 seconds.

If you will see an Apple logo or the iTunes logo with the Lightning cable on the screen, then you’ve held the “Volume Down” for too long and you will need to restart the process until you will see a “black” display, which confirms that that the device has entered into DFU mode successfully. Once this happens, the iTunes will also confirm with a message.

Now you need to head to iTunes and press the Shift key (Windows) or Option key (Mac), choose the “Restore iPhone” option in the main device windows and finally select the iOS 10.3.x IPSW file that you’ve downloaded from the Apple’s website.

Finally, iTunes will start restoring your device to the iOS 10.3.x firmware and once it completes it you will notice a “Hello!” screen of iOS 10.

As we all know, iOS 11 will launch this fall and bring a lot of exciting new features with it for iPads and iPhones alike (but more for iPads in particular). However, there is still some time left until then, so let’s focus on the current version of iOS that we have on our hands, […]

As we all know, iOS 11 will launch this fall and bring a lot of exciting new features with it for iPads and iPhones alike (but more for iPads in particular). However, there is still some time left until then, so let’s focus on the current version of iOS that we have on our hands, namely iOS 10.3.2. There is a big problem with iOS 10.3.2 that nobody seems to talk about, so let’s shed some light on this situation right now.

Security Flaws

The current iOS 10.3.2 has a total of 23 listed security flaws that Apple acknowledges and aims to fix with iOS 10.3.3, but we have to wait a bit more for that. In the meantime, if things get really bad and our devices are in danger, we can just downgrade to iOS 10.3.1, right? Right? Wrong! Apple just announced they’re cutting off software signing support for the older version of their beloved operating system.

This is a big issue for more than one reason. The first reason is just what we said: if these security flaws start affecting our iOS 10.3.2 devices, we can’t just revert back to iOS 10.3.1 to run away from them. But Apple’s real fish to fry here is with jailbreaking. It’s no secret that the Cupertino tech giant has been trying to cut off jailbreakers for quite some time now. In fact, their attempts started when iOS 10 first came out.

Apple tried to make iOS 10 the unjailbreakable OS, and for all purposes, they seem to have succeeded. But their endless tired against minor hacks opened up the opportunity for more serious problems to happen. What do you think about Apple’s actions? Do you think it’s the right thing to do? Let us know in the comments below.

Everyone and their cat have heard by now that Apple will release iOS 11 in the fall. The newest version of their beloved operating system promises to bring a myriad of new features, especially for tablets. In fact, iOS 11 aims to turn tablets into full-fledged mini laptops, which means that their functionality will be […]

Everyone and their cat have heard by now that Apple will release iOS 11 in the fall. The newest version of their beloved operating system promises to bring a myriad of new features, especially for tablets. In fact, iOS 11 aims to turn tablets into full-fledged mini laptops, which means that their functionality will be increased dramatically. And not only newer tablets such as the freshly unveiled iPad Pro 10.5 and 12.9-inch are getting the star treatment with the new iOS, but older models from other lines as well.

Meanwhile, we’ve still got iOS 10 on our hands, and iOS 10.3.3 will come out sometime soon. The new version of the OS is at its sixth beta developer previews. The sixth preview has just been released, so let’s have a look at it and see what’s up with it.

About iOS 10.3.3

If you’re a registered developer in Apple’s developer beta testing program you can get the sixth beta of iOS 10.3.3 right now. If you’ve gotten your hands on the previous five, then you know that they don’t make much of a difference, just some minor bug fixes and performance tweaks here and there.

The sixth beta isn’t much different. However, seeing as iOS 11 is in the making and it plans to be radically different than anything that has been done before, it’s easy to understand that why Apple is no longer doing anything new with newer variants of iOS 10. If you want dramatic changes, you will need to wait until this fall for iOS 11 to launch. In the meantime, iOS 10.3.3 is just an upkeep version, much like iOS 10.3.2 before it.

What do you think about the way Apple is handling its OS updates? Let us know in the comments.

The future dual-camera setup made by Samsung is going to spread quickly to mid-range devices as well. According to the rumors, Samsung is going to bring the development to Galaxy A and Galaxy C series devices, which should be released later this year. Even so, some new claims show that there might be delays with […]

The future dual-camera setup made by Samsung is going to spread quickly to mid-range devices as well. According to the rumors, Samsung is going to bring the development to Galaxy A and Galaxy C series devices, which should be released later this year. Even so, some new claims show that there might be delays with these devices, since the tech giant is focusing on the Galaxy Note 8 currently.

Dual Camera Setup for Middle Range Phones

Many of the mid-range phones made by Samsung has been some test beds for features that would appear on flagships later on. For example, the 2016 Galaxy A series has presented some features such as expanded storage, paired with a premium unibody design before the company included these on the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy Note 7. For example, the Galaxy C9 Pro device, that was released in China back in March, shows 6 GB RAM and a battery of 4,000 mAh, which is rumored to reach the Galaxy Note 8 as well.

Regarding the specs, the Galaxy C10 is presumed to run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, which means it’s a mid-range device. It might come with a 6-inches Full HD display, which makes it a phablet. Pair it with 6 GB RAM, 64/128 GB internal memory options, Android 7,0 Nougat and a 4,000 mAh battery and you almost got a flagship.

Most likely, the biggest difference between the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the C10 model will be the availability. The Galaxy C series devices will be exclusive for the Asian markets, while the Galaxy Note devices will be available all over the world. Even so, we have to take into account the fact that the Galaxy Note FE relaunch, which will take place next Friday, will represent an even bigger threat to the Galaxy C10.

Remember when Google initially cut off Apple from receiving Google Maps support? Well, Google Maps is back on Apple devices, and that is enough evidence that Apple Maps isn’t the greatest navigation service out there. In fact, when one talks about great navigation services, the top two are Google owned (Google Maps and Waze), and […]

Remember when Google initially cut off Apple from receiving Google Maps support? Well, Google Maps is back on Apple devices, and that is enough evidence that Apple Maps isn’t the greatest navigation service out there. In fact, when one talks about great navigation services, the top two are Google owned (Google Maps and Waze), and Apple Maps isn’t even in the top five.

Apple Maps is the navigation service responsible for notorious flops such as sending drivers straight into the middle of airport runways, among other mishaps and unfortunate events. This is why the thought of a possible rivalry between Apple Maps and Google Maps might amuse you at first. It sure did amuse us. However, keep on reading and you’ll find out how Apple plans to succeed in making their Maps a worthy rival of Google’s corresponding service.

ARKit is the Answer

The solution for this lies in the hands of the newly implemented Apple ARKit. Apple’s ARKit is an augmented reality platform that lets developers integrate AR into otherwise banal apps that didn’t use it before. It has been done so far with games such as Minecraft and apps such as the Measuring Tape, and it seems to be going great for everyone involved until now.

So how will this ARKit help Apple Maps? Well, from what we understand, the new Apple Maps app for iOS 11 that is now available in the beta testing program of the operating system comes with ARKit integration that lets you use your iPhone’s camera in a similar way to Google Maps VR on the HTC Vive or the Oculus Rift. But it’s not VR, its AR, so it might not be as exciting but it’s certainly way more accessible to a wider array of people.